Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-20
DAILY HERALD.
ENJoINED.
The Street Car Companies
Stopped In Their Work
OF LAYING THE SWITCHES
On Main Street, Between First
and Market Streets By
Property Owners.

An injunction was issued at late
hour last night, at the request of
Messrs. E. N. Mcdonald and J. Cas-
trucio ct al, restraining the Main
Street and Agricultural Park Railroad
Company and the City Railroad
Street Company from laying tracks on
Main street, between First and Tenn
pie streets. 1t will be remembered
that some time since it was proposed
TO alter the entire system Of street
railways on Main street above First.
The Board of Public Works, in con-
junction with the representatives OF
the various railroad companies, ar
ranged the following changes, which
were to have been considered at a
special meeting of the City Council:
l. That the amendment to the
Main-street and Agricultural Park
Railroad franchise be made 80 as to
allow the double track to be extended
across First to the north side of said
street.
2. That the amendment to the Los
Angeles Cable Railroad Company's
franchise be made so as to change the
route from Spring to Main street, rum
ming north of First street.
8. That the City Railroad franchise
be amended SO as to make the tracks
run up Spring street, with double
tracks to Main, vacating the track on
First and Main to where the Spring
street track intersects Main street.
4. That the Sixth and Spring street
Railroad Company be permitted to
run on First to Main and on Main
to where it will connect with the
present track thereon; the road to be
single line operated only as horse
railway, until the cable road shall
have been built; the track on Spring
street to be vacated. The curves at
the intersection Of First and Main
streets to be approved by the City
Surveyor and Board of Public Works.
S. Recommended that the Central
Railroad Company be allowed two
years within which to change the
guage OF all its roads to that
adopted for the cable system.
The special meeting of the Conncil did
not take place for the reason that
there were not sufficient number of
Councilmen who took enough interest
in the matter to be present. At the
following regular meeting of the
Council the report was not taken up,
but was delayed for a week. When
the Council met on Monday last the
Board of Public Works announced
that an entirely different proposition
had been agreed upon and it recon-
mended, as follows:
Recommended that the petition of
Main and Agricultural Park r. R. to be
allowed to withdraw ordinance grant
ing double track north of First street
be granted, and present petition to put
in diamond switch be allowed, and
former recommendation of board in
regard to city r. K. Co. and Main
Street r. r. Co. in regard to double
track be Withdrawn.
This recommendation was adopted
after map OF the proposed switches
had been exhibited. According to
this map there were to be no more
than six rails laid at any point along
the street and these only where the
diamond switches occurred. On Tues
day morning the two railroad compan
les interested placed large forces of
men on the ground, and COM
menced operations. The men worked
all night long, and yesteaday after
noon it became apparent that the
tracks being laid would occupy most
Of the street, to the detriment of the
business of the storekeepers on Main
street between Market street and
First. The property owners watched
matters closely, and when it became
evident that there would be eight
rails in some portions of the street,
they determined to take some step
that would prevent their business from
being injured. They consulted legal
gentlemen and decided on asking for
an Injunction restraining the COM
panies from laying the track and
switches. This was issued at late hour
and the officers were to have served
the notice last night. The property
owners say that one track with turn
out is sufficient on Main street. If the
gauge of the second company does not
agree with that of the others, then a
third rail can be laid, but they do not
intend that their business shall be in
iured by the railroad tracks.